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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • gjacobs2008@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "gjacobs008 Gazeta.pl" <gjacobs008@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: gjacobs2008@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:14:01 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY


*Attention ;

How are you today? You may not understand why this mail came to you.

We have been having a meeting which ended recently with the FORMER secretary

general to the UNITED NATIONS.



This email is to individuals who has suffered from the notorious Internet
scams

in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them

with

the sum of US$150,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty thousand united state
dollars)

each. This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received
their

contract sum, people that have had an unfinished transaction or
international

Fund transfer that failed due to Government problems, Phony Checks scams,
etc.



We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you.

You are advised to contact Mr Gilbert Jacobs of Guaranty Trust BANK PLC,as
he

is our representative in Nigeria, for your Guaranty Trust BANK Draft of

USD$150,000.00. This funds are in a Bank Draft for security purpose. So he
will

send it to you by courier and you can clear it in any bank of your choice in

your country.



Therefore, you should send him your full Name and telephone number/your
correct

mailing address where you want him to send the Draft to you.

Person to Contact :Mr Gilbert Jacobs

Email: gjacobs2008@gmail.com

Hoping to hear from you as soon as you cash your Bank Draft.



Making the world a better place



Regards,

Mr. Ban Ki-Moon

Secretary General

(UNITED NATIONS)
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